![]() ![]() “And the way you do that is by increasing housing density, not by building a lot of single-family detached housing.” “The way you maximize the number of people who have transit as an option is by putting as many people within walking distance of transit as you can,” said Evans. That kind of land use severely limits the number of people who can have convenient access to high-quality transit.Īs it stands, New Jersey’s transit abundance is going to waste, with nearly half its stations surrounded by spread-out housing. In 54 of them, single-family detached homes make up more than 70 percent of the housing stock. In 109 of the 244 station areas he studied, Evans found a higher percentage of single-family detached housing than the statewide average. In a new report, “ Off Track? An Assessment of Mixed-Income Housing Around New Jersey’s Transit Stations,” NJ Future Research Director Tim Evans finds that transit access could be far more equitably distributed if New Jersey weren’t squandering the land near stations. New Jersey Future, a smart growth advocacy group, examined the neighborhoods around all 244 of the state’s rail transit stations, commuter ferry docks, and major bus terminals to get a sense of whether transit access is equitably distributed among residents. Some entire transit lines are out of reach for people of modest means. But too many of New Jersey’s transit stations are surrounded by single-family housing, severely limiting the number of people - especially low-income people - with convenient, walkable access to transit. ![]() Image: Google Maps (h/t Jersey is the most population-dense state in the country, and many residents get to work via one of its several transit systems. Too many transit stations in New Jersey, like Princeton Junction, are surrounded by parking and single-family housing, reports NJ Future. ![]()
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